News bites, January 2015
This article was originally published in January 2015
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Also in this issue
Saving the bees from pesticides linked to Colony Collapse
A growing body of research points to a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids as the main culprit causing CCD. Some cities and nations are banning neonics and garden retailers across the country are feeling pressure not to sell them.
PCC Board of Trustees report, January 2015
Board report, 2015 board slate, 2015 nominating committee slate, and more
Bringing back native shellfish
The Olympia oyster, our only native coastal oyster, is being brought back from the brink. If you’re a fan of the tiny ostrea lurida, you may well have a local conservation group to thank for the fact that the intensely flavorful bivalve still is around.